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Trump Halts TikTok Ban With Executive Order – But Is It Legally Valid?

by Celia

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday to pause the enforcement of a ban on TikTok in the U.S. for 75 days. This move comes after the app was briefly shut down over the weekend and then quickly restored.

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TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, faced a shutdown after Trump vowed to sign an executive order. The service was quickly brought back online by Sunday, though it remains unavailable for download in app stores like Apple and Google.

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In the executive order, Trump said, “I intend to consult with my advisors, including the heads of relevant departments and agencies on the national security concerns posed by TikTok, and to pursue a resolution that protects national security while saving a platform used by 170 million Americans.”

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He also mentioned that his administration would review intelligence and evaluate TikTok’s efforts to address security concerns.

Earlier, ByteDance had shut down TikTok in response to Trump’s pledge to issue the executive order on his first day in office. Trump had shared on Truth Social that the order would allow for a temporary halt to the ban, with hopes of negotiating a solution to protect U.S. security.

The executive order addresses the law passed by Congress, which requires ByteDance to sell its U.S. TikTok assets by Sunday in order to continue operating the app in the country. This law was passed out of concerns over TikTok’s Chinese ownership and the potential risk of personal data being accessed by the Chinese government.

Trump’s efforts to assist the app represent a shift from his earlier stance. During his first term, he issued an executive order aimed at banning TikTok over national security fears, but the order was blocked by courts.

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